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Using Cards

Dell™ Latitude™ D420 User's Guide

Card Types

Card Blanks

Extended Cards

Installing a PC Card or 34-mm ExpressCard

Installing a Smart Card or Secure Digital (SD) Card

Removing a PC Card, 34-mm Express Card, or Blank

Card Types

This computer supports the following card types: PC Cards, 34-mm ExpressCard (with adapter), SmartCards, and Secure Digital (SD) card types.

See

Specifications

for information on supported card types.

NOTE:

A PC Card is not a bootable device.

The PC Card slot has one connector that supports a single Type I or Type II card, as well as an adapter for a 34-mm ExpressCard. The PC Card slot supports

CardBus technology and extended PC Cards. "Type" of card refers to its thickness, not its functionality.

1 54-mm ExpressCard

2 34-mm ExpressCard (supported

(not supported by your

with an adapter)

computer)

Card Blanks

Your computer shipped with a plastic blank installed in the card slots. Blanks protect unused slots from dust and other particles. Save the blank for use when

no card is installed in the slot; blanks from other computers may not fit your computer. To remove the blank, see

Blank.

Extended Cards

An extended card (for example, a wireless network adapter) is longer than a standard card and extends outside the computer. Follow these precautions when

using extended cards:

Protect the exposed end of an installed card. Striking the end of the card can damage the system board.

Always remove an extended card before you pack the computer in its carrying case.

Installing a PC Card or 34-mm ExpressCard

You can install a PC Card or 34-mm ExpressCard (with an adapter) in the computer while the computer is running. The computer automatically detects the

card.

Cards are generally marked with a symbol (such as a triangle or an arrow) to indicate which end to insert into the slot. The cards are keyed to prevent

incorrect insertion. If card orientation is not clear, see the documentation that came with the card.

CAUTION:

Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions in the Product Information Guide.

3 PC Card

(supported by your

computer)

Removing a PC Card, 34-mm Express Card, or

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